56-258 - Who to permit laying of pipelines in roads. - Virginia Statutes

§ 56-258. Who to permit laying of pipelines in roads.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board or the board of supervisors or othergoverning body in any county that has withdrawn its county roads from thesecondary system of state highways is authorized to enter into contract withwater companies or other corporations or persons to lay water pipelines alongthe rights-of-way of public roadways and turnpikes. Such water pipelinesshall be laid in such manner as not to obstruct passage thereon whencompleted, and in any such contract the Commonwealth Transportation Board orany such board of supervisors or other governing body, as the case may be,shall provide that the parties so laying such pipelines shall, at all times,exercise reasonable care not to obstruct such roadways while laying,repairing or replacing such pipe.

(Code 1919, § 4060.)